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Associate Director- Market Access Contracting

AbbVie · Mettawa, IL · Full time · Finance

Posted Aug 7, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026

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About your past

Tell me about finding an error that would have cost the company real money.

What they are checking: Concrete evidence of diligence in a high-dollar process.

This sits at Mettawa inside the Commercial Market Access Pricing Organization at associate director level. What would you want to know about the contract portfolio you would inherit?

What they are checking: That they ask about scale and complexity before accepting.

What would you do

How do you validate a rebate claim you suspect is overstated?

What they are checking: Investigation method with a counterparty who has an incentive to claim more.

You monitor governance as contracts move through the system and ensure compliance. What control would you never let lapse?

What they are checking: Which control they consider load-bearing, which reveals their understanding of the risk.

About the work

This role manages commercial agreements with United States private payers. Walk me through the lifecycle of a rebate from contract term to payment.

What they are checking: End-to-end understanding of rebate mechanics, the core of the job.

You oversee rebate claim analysis, invoice validation and dispute resolution. What causes most rebate disputes?

What they are checking: Firsthand knowledge of where payer and manufacturer figures diverge.

You track contracting requests including term extensions, amendments and restatements. How do you keep a contract inventory accurate across many payers?

What they are checking: Operational control over a portfolio that changes constantly.

You perform actual-to-plan reconciliations and support the plan, update, latest best estimate and long-range plan schedules. How does contracting feed those forecasts?

What they are checking: The link between contracting operations and the finance cycle.

Rebate payments carry legal and regulatory requirements. How do you make sure a payment is compliant as well as accurate?

What they are checking: Awareness that this area carries real legal exposure.

You assess contract performance against objectives. How do you tell a contract is underperforming versus just being early?

What they are checking: Reading contract performance data with patience.

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The full job description

As published by AbbVie.

The Commercial Market Access Pricing Organization is responsible for the execution and management of the commercial agreements with U.S. Private Payers for the entirety of AbbVie’s branded product portfolio. These Commercial Contracts exceed $39Bn in gross sales and manage over $17Bn in Gross to Net Rebate processing. The Associate Direct, Market Access Contracting supports the contract management of the Pharmaceutical Benefits Manager Regional Accounts customers for the portfolio and the corresponding operational processes associated with these relationships. Responsibilities: • Support Market Access strategic objectives by managing commercial contracting processes in line with pricing policies and procedures • Oversee rebate claim analysis, invoice validation, dispute resolution, and payment within required timelines • Maintain, process, and track contracting requests, including term extensions, amendments, and restatements • Monitor governance processes and ensure compliance as contracts move through the system • Manage, analyze, and validate all aspects of rebate payments • Review contract compliance and assess performance against contractual objectives • Perform actual-to-plan reconciliations and support Plan/Update/LBE/LRP schedule development • Provide routine and ad hoc financial analysis, including quarterly balance sheet review support • Ensure rebate payments comply with OEC and government pricing calculation requirements • Use Model N and related systems to support accurate and efficient rebate processing • Collaborate closely with Legal, Government Pricing, third-party rebate processors, Market Access Marketing, and Sales leadership • Lead analysis of Market Access contracts across Commercial, Medicare, Managed Medicaid, and Health Exchange channels, with minimal supervision • Bachelor’s degree in finance/accounting or business required. • 8+ years of progressive finance/accounting experience required. • Ability to work independently and lead change to drive business goals. • Experience supporting senior leadership in a matrixed organization. • Strong organizational, analytical, problem-solving, planning, and decision-making skills. • Ability to analyze and summarize data from multiple sources. • Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills. • Strong Excel and PowerPoint skills, including content development and strategy. • Ability to manage multiple priorities, deadlines, and shifting demands under tight timeframes. • Self-motivated, proactive, and able to translate broad direction into high-quality analytical output. Applicable only to applicants applying to a position in any location with pay disclosure requirements under state or local law: ​ • The compensation range described below is the range of possible base pay compensation that the Company believes in good faith it will pay for this role at the time of thisposting based on the job grade for this position. Individual compensation paid within this range will depend on many factors including geographic location,and we may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range. This range may be modified in the future. ​ • We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick), medical/dental/vision insurance and 401(k) to eligible employees.​ • This job is eligible to participate in our long-term incentive programs. ​ Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission,incentive, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole and absolute discretion unless anduntil paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole and absolute discretion, consistent with applicable law.​ AbbVie is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to operating with integrity, driving innovation, transforming lives and serving our community.  Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled. US & Puerto Rico only - to learn more, visit https://www.abbvie.com/join-us/equal-employment-opportunity-employer.html US & Puerto Rico applicants seeking a reasonable accommodation, click here to learn more: https://www.abbvie.com/join-us/reasonable-accommodations.html

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